On Tue, Sep 06, 2011 at 11:00:38AM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:> RCU boost threads start life at RCU_BOOST_PRIO, while others remain> at RCU_KTHREAD_PRIO. While here, change thread names to match other> kthreads, and adjust rcu_yield() to not override the priority set by> the user. This last change sets the stage for runtime changes to> priority in the -rt tree.

This seems like either two or three independent changes, which should goin separate commits. You could plausibly group the rcu_yield changestogether with the rest, but the thread naming seems like a separatecommit.